Ramsgate Bombing Seen as Major Luftwaffe Assault
Reporter H R Knickerbocker describes three weeks of southeast coast raids in Britain, noting limited civilian casualties yet unprecedented housing destruction. Ramsgate bears the worst toll with 1,222 houses destroyed or damaged, while ports like Portsmouth and Southampton largely remain functional. The piece portrays air war's shocking pace and its effect on ordinary Britons.
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London
INS
Great Britain
Hitler
Marshal Goering
Luftwaffe
Margate
Portsmouth
England
Britain
Rotterdam
Southampton
Ramsgate
Warsaw
Ramsgate Shelters Prove World Class Defense Against Bombs
The piece praises Ramsgate deep air raid shelters as models of civil defense with a three-quarter mile tunnel system sixty feet underground. It notes 15,000 residents remain from Ramsgate's 36,000 and questions why Hitler bombed civilian boarders, while contrasting experiences in Margate and Dover during wartime.
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Borouah
RO D Brimmell
Ramsaates
America
London
England
Ramsgate
Hitler
Tropical hurricane passes out to sea
The tropical hurricane that unsettled the North Atlantic states for 36 hours moved out to sea Tuesday, easing fears in New York and New England of a repeat of 1938's deadly September hurricane that caused extensive damage.
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North Atlantic
New York
New England
Plan World Wide Jewish Army Aims to Fight Nazi Axis
London reports plans to assemble a world wide Jewish army to fight beside Britain against Nazi anti semitism. Most recruiting for a crack at Hitlerian anti semitism and Italy would be done in America.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Jewish National Army Plan Called Fantastic Idea
Chairman Bloom of the House Foreign Affairs Committee dismissed London plan for a Jewish national army as a fantastic idea. He argued against segregation and said Jews would enlist as Americans or as nationals of other countries where they hold citizenship.
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Washington
Bloom
N. Y
House Foreign Affairs Committee
London
Germany
Italy
Iowa State Botanist Marries At Ottumwa
Dr. J. M. Aikman of Iowa State College faculty and Miss Ella Randall of near Ottumwa were married Sunday at Ottumwa. Attendants were Mrs. James F Powell and G B Posey of Washington, D. C. The couple left for a motor trip to the Ozarks. Dr. Aikman is connected with the botany department and is project supervisor of the Floras hill culture experiment farm.
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Ottumwa
J. M. Aikman
Iowa State College
Ella Randall
Ottumiwa
James F Powell
G B Posey
Washington, D. C
Hill Culture Division
Federal Department of Agriculture
Ozarks
Aikman
Botany Department
Willkie Shakes Hands With Wife Without Recognizing Her
Wendell L. Willkie, meeting Edith on the street, absentmindedly shook hands with her while greeting well wishers. Edith hurried to join him but he admitted he did not recognize her, replying I was thinking.
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Rushville
Ind
Wendell L. Willkie
Edith
Willkie
Wendell
Pfeil to Focus on Ear Production in Nebraska Corn Plant
Hartington Nebraska Wynn Pfeil announced plans to shift from general cultivation to maximizing ear production. He displayed a Nebraska corn stalk bearing ten well formed ears as proof of progress.
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Hartington
Neb
INS
Wynn Pfeil
Inwans
Nebraska
Martin Demands Inquiry Into Roosevelt Political Tennessee Trip
Republican leader Joseph W. Martin Jr accuses President Roosevelt of using public funds for a Tennessee political trip. He urges the Senate expenditures committee to audit campaign costs and insists such expenses be paid by the Democratic National Committee, not the U S treasury. He also demands equal access to radio time for Wendell Willkie.
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Washington
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Senate Campaign Expenditures Committee
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley
Martin
Tennessee
Wendell J. Willkie
Ed Flynn
Harold Ickes
Interior
Harry Hopkins
Commerce
Wendell Willkie
Democratic National Committee
US Treasury
United States Treasury
German Radio Reports Japan Proposes Postal Union
A Monday night short wave broadcast cited by Z National Broadcasting Co says Japan approached the Philippines Manchukuo Dutch East Indies French Indo China and China with a proposal to establish a postal union.
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New York
INS
Japan
Philippines
Manchukuo
Dutch East Indies
French Indo-China
China
National Broadcasting Co
Roosevelt Dedication Speech for Great Smoky Mountains Park
President Roosevelt dedicates Great Smoky Mountains National Park urging national unity, defense readiness, and conservation. He highlights frontier heritage, warns of internal and external threats, and calls for citizen preparedness to preserve freedom and democracy for future generations.
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Roosevelt
Great Smoky Mountains Park
Newfound Gap
Tennessee-North Carolina
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Secretary of the Interior
Kings Canyon
California
Olympic National Park
Washington
Big Bend Park
Texas
Radio Programs Evening Schedule Kids and News Highlights
An extensive list of radio programs across stations WMT WOI WSUI WGN WHO KFJB KFIB and others outlines evening to late night shows. The schedule includes news segments, musical variety hours, dramas, quizzes, sports, and special features with numerous host names and program titles listed.
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WMT
WOI
Orran
WGN
Phil
WSUI
Walter
Howse
WMI
Aaron Elliots
KFIB
Lone Fellows
George Wald
H. R. Gross
Xavier Cusats
Arch
Bobby Byrne
Phil ‘Levants Orch
Joe Venutis
Orch
Ray Herbecks
Cavaliers
Ray Noble
Herbie Holmes
Xavier_ Ducat
Mark Russell
Orea
Raymond Scott
WWGN
Charney
Worcester
Wmt—Efob Leefers
Woif
Boone
Jerry
Zelda
Cantala Herne
WM1
Frult
KPULB
GTS
KFJB
Assembly of God
Buckarans
Colffre Pot Inn
Allstop_House
David Harum
Beautiful Lady
KFJ
Parade of Bands
Bechelor
Kcren
Against
Storm
Swink Alons
Jenny
Linda
Guiding Light
WATI
Kate Smith
Wooi
Homemaker's Forum
Kllocseles
Cedar Rapids
Salt
Asses
Ana Who
Des Moines
Iim Kein
Marshalltown
Mercy
Hama
Whho
KFJD
Wgn-Rambos
Wsuuit
Srlectens
Judy and
Dane
KFUB
Corntussel
Hollyannd
Tine
Ralph Ginsbhursh
Arch Wisui
Light of the World
Harmony Street Forum
Voice of Iowa
WOGN
Hetty Cracker
Mary Marlin
Mar Perkins
Whit
Pepper Youns
Jane
WOII
Vic and
Sade
Dr Malone
WOT
lLiackstare
Stella Dallas
Ma Brown
Lorenzo Jones
Ray Bloch
Woi-State Medical Society
Yoanne Widder
Alore
Kitty Keene
Woil
the O'Neills
Radio Council
Wool
Orson
Swine It
Arnold Grimm
Jerry Blaine
Huce Monaco
Charlie Flagler
Edna O'Neell
Julia
KPJB
World Today
Sam
Don Pedro
Paul Sullivan
Captain Herne
KFJRB
Everybod' S Tabernacle
Mr Keen
Tracer Wooi
Who-News
KY J
Waul
Unclear Text From a Personal Note
Fragmentary note discusses daily routine and making tea with unclear references. No identifiable people, places, dates, or events are readable.
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Gland
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